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Pierce Manufacturing Tech Stack

Custom fire apparatus manufacturer scaling digital manufacturing and connected vehicles on Azure

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Appleton, WI 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 1913 Public Company

Pierce Manufacturing builds specialized fire trucks and rescue vehicles for North American fire departments. The company is undergoing a digital transformation centered on Azure cloud infrastructure—deploying a connected vehicle platform, digital thread integration across engineering-to-service, and IIoT monitoring—while simultaneously ramping up lean manufacturing and supply chain optimization. Heavy manufacturing hiring (46 of 71 active roles) paired with elevated engineering and ops headcount signals a push to operationalize these digital systems at production scale.

Tech Stack 49 technologies

Core StackAzure Functions Redis Docker Terraform C# MATLAB CATIA Azure DevOps Azure Event Grid Event Hub Azure Web PubSub Azure Communication Services Azure Service Bus Azure Data Explorer Azure Cosmos DB Azure Container Apps Azure Monitor Application Insights NET Core PTC Windchill forklift ADAMS AMESim JD Edwards SAP PM Maximo IIoT Domino JD Edwards EnterpriseOne+19 more

What Pierce Manufacturing Is Building

Challenges

  • Supplier performance improvement
  • Meeting production schedule demands
  • Improving bom accuracy
  • Reducing supplier quality issues
  • Reducing inventory discrepancies
  • Performance and security optimization
  • High-risk investigations
  • Meeting delivery targets
  • Controlling manufacturing costs
  • Managing supply chain risk

Active Projects

  • Lean manufacturing implementation
  • Value stream projects
  • Kaizen events
  • Value stream mapping
  • Launch readiness programs
  • Siop generation of line rates
  • Connected vehicle azure cloud platform
  • Digital thread integration across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and service
  • Plm architecture roadmap governance
  • Material procurement planning scheduling flow

Hiring Activity

Accelerating70 roles · 55 in 30d

Department

Manufacturing
46
Engineering
18
Ops
2
Finance
1
Logistics
1
Product
1
Supply Chain
1
Support
1

Seniority

Junior
27
Mid
13
Senior
13
Manager
8
Lead
5
Principal
3
Director
2

Notable leadership hires: Team Lead

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About Pierce Manufacturing

Pierce Manufacturing is the leading North American maker of custom and commercial fire apparatus, including pumpers, aerials, rescue trucks, and tankers. Part of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), the company operates from Appleton, Wisconsin with 1,001–5,000 employees. The product portfolio serves municipal fire departments and emergency services. Current operational focus spans lean manufacturing initiatives, supply chain risk reduction, production schedule adherence, and a cloud-native digital transformation anchored in Azure and connected vehicle telemetry.

HeadquartersAppleton, WI
Company Size1,001–5,000 employees
Founded1913
Hiring MarketsUnited States

Frequently Asked Questions

What cloud platform does Pierce Manufacturing use?

Azure is Pierce's primary cloud provider, with deployments including Azure Functions, Event Grid, Event Hub, Data Explorer, Cosmos DB, Container Apps, and DevOps. A connected vehicle platform and digital thread initiative run on this Azure stack.

What engineering and manufacturing tools does Pierce use?

Design and PLM: PTC Windchill, CATIA, ADAMS, AMESim, MATLAB. Operations: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, SAP PM, Maximo, Domino. Manufacturing execution and logistics are supported by lean and value stream optimization initiatives currently in flight.

How this profile is built

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